Description
Trade name:
Antinal
Compound:
Each capsule contains:
Nifuroxazide 200 mg.
Auxiliary components:
Starch, sucrose, croscarmellose, magnesium stearate, gelatin, titanium dioxide.
Properties:
Antibacterial agent. Blocks dehydrogenases and inhibits respiratory chains, the tricarboxylic acid cycle and a number of other biochemical processes in the microbial cell. Destroys the microbial wall and cytoplasmic membrane, reduces the production of toxins by microorganisms. Activates the immune system: increases phagocytosis of microorganisms and complement titer. After oral administration, it is practically not absorbed and acts in the intestinal lumen. Effective against most gram-positive (staphylococci, streptococci, clostridia) and gram-negative (E. coli, salmonella, shigella, klebsiella, enterobacter, cholera vibrio) pathogenic intestinal bacteria. In case of infection with enterotropic viruses, it prevents the development of bacterial superinfection. The type of effect (bactericidal or bacteriostatic) depends on the intraintestinal concentration. In acute diarrhea of bacterial etiology, it restores intestinal eubiosis.
Indications:
Acute intestinal infections accompanied by diarrhea; chronic intestinal infections — colitis and enterocolitis; intestinal dysbacteriosis (microflora disorder) — as part of complex treatment; prevention of infectious complications during gastrointestinal tract surgeries.
Method of administration and dosage:
1 capsule 4 times a day.
The course of treatment is no longer than 3 days.
Antinal is taken orally, without chewing the capsule, but swallowing it whole. Wash it down with clean water. The suspension also needs to be washed down. You can take the medicine either before or after meals – it doesn’t matter. However, you need to keep equal time intervals between doses.
Contraindications:
Individual hypersensitivity to the drug (allergy).
Children under 15 years of age for this dosage form.
Precautions:
During treatment with Antinal, the patient must follow a diet that excludes raw vegetables and fruits, juices, as well as spicy, fatty and hard-to-digest foods. It is necessary to drink plenty of fluids (mineral water, weak unsweetened tea, saline solutions). Alcoholic beverages must not be consumed during treatment, since Antinal in combination with alcohol can cause increased diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, difficulty breathing, increased heart rate, blood flow to the upper half of the body, and a feeling of fear. Antinal does not affect the patient’s reaction speed or ability to concentrate.
Side effects:
Allergic reactions.
Storage method:
In a cool, dry place at a temperature not exceeding 30 degrees.
Package:
The cardboard box contains 2 blisters of 12 capsules and paper instructions.